How To Cook Salmon

Learning how to cook delicious salmon is easy if you cook it in an oven preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Start by making a pocket in the salmon by slicing it down the middle. Leave about a one half-inch thickness of meat uncut. Slice a lemon and tuck some slices inside the pocket. Season with fresh ground black pepper and a couple of chopped cloves of garlic. Loosely fold some aluminum foil around the salmon. Knowing how long to cook salmon requires watching until the fish is flaky. 

Generally, salmon cooks in the oven for about 10 minutes. If the salmon does not seem done after that time, return it to the oven and continue baking for another 3 or 4 minutes. When you take the salmon out of the oven, let it sit in the aluminum foil for a few minutes before topping with a lemon and butter sauce to serve.

Knowing how to broil salmon is another cooking option when it comes to preparing a simple yet delicious main dish for a meal. Cover the bottom of the broiler pan with aluminum foil. Brush a light coating of olive oil onto the foil to keep the fish from sticking. Place the salmon on the broiler pan skin side down. Mix a mustard glaze with one tablespoon each of honey, lemon oil and olive juice. 

Add two tablespoons of Dijon mustard and 1/4 teaspoon of freshly grated lemon peel. Brush the glaze onto the salmon. Place the broiler pan 6 inches from the heat. Broil for about 6 to 8 minutes so that the fish cooks through, or until the salmon looks the same color throughout.